New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-28
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for moment with safety. About midnight the star
board bowsprit shroui flew loose with great noise and
the flying jb port sheet followed. BY a. m Sunday
morning the barometer was at 297s Daylight brought
little slackening in the wind but 1t grew
In force again later and all that Sun
day blew perfect gale 1t did for seven days After
Although the gale fairly moderate it was accom-
panied by strong head which made the yacht labor
heavily. The waves frequently broke the bows,
but she rode it out well uuder close-reefed
fore and mainsails and jb, and averaged
ten miles hour OH the course throughout.
Thus early the seagoing qualities OF the Coronet
tried She proved herself buoyant as cork, aud re-
covering quickly from the added weight caused b. ship
ping heavy cargo of water her decks. she would
meet and mount the next easily and gracefully
q swan The only damage sustained was the parting
Of the iron twinbuckle OF the starboard bobstay'
This was quickly replaced with double block
tackle To the five fresh water sailors who had taken
passage In the saloon the movements OF the yacht seemed
somewhat erratc. and all bat one, the man who had
travelled deep water enough to cnte him to DO
called Neptune quickly succumbed TO scasickness
Early in the afternoon the gale abatei and was sue
ceeded by light puffy breeze from the northwest and
light, intermittent rains The continued high, and
prevented the carrying of fair spread OF canvas owing
to the heavy strain 1t would entail on the mass In quick
lurches. Navigator Ande observations showed
that in the % hours, SO minutes and 81 seconds that
had elapsed between the time OF the start aud
Her position was 39o 81 north latitude ad 63 Al west
longitude. The succeeding day busy one for tho
sailors Both watches deck during part OF the
twenty-tour hours. The wind light, puffy and
capricious that it required almost con-
tnual changing Of sails and hauling OF
sheets The sun did not show itself until
nearly a. M. when the decks dried for the first time
almost since sailing The nights storm had cleared away
entirely aud could for twenty miles all about tho
horizon. A four-master was sighted about o'clock she
far off the south, however that nothing OF her
hull was visible The Coronet could not signal her. No
other vessel in sight all day. and nothing could be
guessed as to the position Of the Dauntless
ROLLING VIOLENTLY IN THE TURBULENT SEA.
The continued turbulent all day and the yacht 40
times rolled so violently as to threaten the stability Of
the spars The pressure Of the wind against the MAIN
sail sufficient to hold the gaf steady and when
1t appeared probable early IN the morning that the
swaying Of the gaf would carry away the masthead
the mainsail replaced by the storm rysaiL 1t
that the immense sail did good service,
for when spread counterbaance the deficiency OF can
1t carried the yacht along much faster light
ened her much by the head and prevented her taking
such quantities of water deck as when under mansau
the boom used to spread its foot 10 windward IL
was, however, found TO be impractcable In heavy
beam sea. owing its ammng the saddle at the FORE
mast and it was unshipped Toward sunset the water
became smoother and all the sails were again set
calm followed and at midnight there was not sufficient
air astr utter the pcnnant The distance travelled
from Sunday TO noon Monday was 2iL3
miles nearly due east bringing tue yacns
to latitude 4Oo OF I3" north longitude 63' 23 west
The course east, half north barometer 29o2 wnd
northwest and light The elapsed time from noon OK
the 18th Of lith 23 hours S minutes and
81 seconds The Coronet was running now from tweivo
TO thirteen hour The sun set clearly on Dea
tfu The was smooth. tho wind steady
the sky studded everywhere with the brightest star
concert was suggested and the piccolo, the
banjo. the either and the harmonca to say nothing
of the voices OF the sweet singers" aboard were
brought into use That night too, IL was calm enough
for poker in the cabin and pnochle in the orecastle
The weather too charming TO last long Before mid
night the breeze had disappeared. An omnous calm fol-
lowed which the sails tapped mournfuy against tho
masts. The barometer fell rsto 20 5andby a. H. to 29
stf wind rose from the northeast, and by dayighrit
blew gales. The canvas reduced to double reefed
mainsas and reefed foresail with the bonnet ont and
reefed torestaysa Tie boat was bowling along at the
rate OF twelve knots with dry deck when, between
and o'clock in the morning the wind shifted to SOUTH
southeast blowing at tie rate OF sixty miles an hour
The sudden change caused ugly sea- the crests
the breaking the rails in rapid succession
and keeping the decks almost constantly submerged
Before noon the barometer fell TO $3.50.
CLINGING FOR LIFE TO THE LINES.
The mains all had to be double reefed and all the other
sails shortened The waves swept the decks from end
to end all clngng for life TO the lines as the big seas
were shipped after another The rain fell and tho
sky seemed to close In threateningy Soon the baromc
ter fell again to 2ssO Now and then the struck
the Yacht sdewse and she shvercd from stem to stern
with the shock she still rode the bows buoyanty AMI
though prudence might have dictated lying to- this was
racing and she forced ahead with all the canvas
she could bear without capsizng Toward p. m. tho
gale moderated little and with the big square sail up
tho Coronet ran along at twelve or thirteen
sia rha ohs
showed latitude iOo 81 longitude so 29 distance run,
ls5 miles course east by north barometer, 2990 Tho
course was about 25 miles from the edge OF the Grand
Banks little higher mp than Captain Crosby had first
thought of venturing.
Toward midnight the wind and sea subsided con-
serably and by Wednesday morning the wind got round
to the southwest. The weather OF Wednesday was
almost an xact repetition OF Tuesdays The barometer
early In the morning stood at $3.50 rising to 2ss5 at 10
a. m At the mainsail had to be given up The seas
again dashed heavily over the decks OF the ship OH
bags kept hanging from the square sail yards out
tho yachts speed too great for them TO have much
effect The wind in good quarter for sailing east
ward and the Coronet was let 20 at her best Late IN
the afternoon the barometer TO $500 then to 1900
The yacht running now about eleven knots an hou
Early In tho evening there was another bIle can Win
a swell and, when the breeze next appeared IL camo
from the west moderate enough TO allow us to carry
fair amount OF canvas At the first object sighted
but she was not enough 10 he signalled-
At D. III. a westward bound ship sailing under close
reefed topsa was sighted six miles 10 the northwars
The distance raversed east by north course up ID
Wednesday 2l6.6 miles the yachts position,
as established by Wednesdays observations was lst
tude 40 %, longitude 5io i5'.
A GRAND BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.
The most terrific Of the series occurred on Thurs
day. ST. Patilcks Day. II not unexpected Tor tho
indicator Oh the barometer whose tendency had been
downward three days suddenly dropped from 2920
TO os5l The first developed soon after midnighs
in sharp squalls from southwest with driving rain.
The wind was fful for time coming varioisly from
southeast to southwest and SOUTH but finally set
tied upon southwest. About 1 A. III. the big
squaresail split in the middle with loud report But
the wind ulled after that and for six hours the Coronct
tossed about resessy the swell from the storm OF tho
day before Rain fell about halfpast O'Clock and is
was plain that the ship was in for It.
At 10 H. m the wind began blowing with great velocity